Ivar Formo

Ivar Formo (24 June 1951 – 26 December 2006) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 10 km relay (1974, 1978). Formo also competed in orienteering, winning a bronze medal in the relay at the 1974 world championships.

He won a number of awards for his accomplishments within sports, notably the Holmenkollen medal in 1975 (shared with Gerhard Grimmer and his good friend and rival Oddvar Brå) and Egebergs Ærespris in 1973.

After retiring as an athlete he had a successful career as a businessman, and served as chairman of the cross-country committee (1983-1988) in the International Ski Federation. [FIS Newsflash Edition 108. January 3, 2007.] Formo earned an engineering degree, and was chairman of the board of Ignis at the time of his death.

His unexpected death made headlines in Norway after he was found drowned in the lake Store Sandungen in Nordmarka, the forests surrounding Oslo. He had gone jogging and skating through the area and had most likely fallen through the ice.

References

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FORMOIVA01 databaseOlympics.com profile on Formo] - Accessed December 27, 2006.
* [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/sports/article1582190.ece Formo's death announced] - Accessed December 27, 2006 en icon.
* [http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/vinter/article845478.ece Formo's death announced] - Accessed December 27, 2006 no icon.
* [http://www.fasterskier.com/training422.html Formo's training schedule in preparation for the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck] - Accessed December 27, 2006.
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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon